Disciples And Not Just Converts
As the pace towards summer turns from a brisk saunter to a steady sprint, I find my days full of things that “need-to-get-done.” I am sure that I am not alone in feeling the rush as summer approaches and ministry…
Posts Tagged "Youth Ministry"
What Would Jesus Tweet?
I have a love/hate relationship with church signs- particularly those with the classic changeable marquee. On the one hand, they provide congregations with a highly visible, inexpensive means of promoting its opportunities in the community, and can often double as…
Ministering to Students with Disabilities
When spreading the Gospel to a person with a disability, it’s not about whether you have the handout in large print for the visually impaired or a signer for the hearing impaired. Rather, it’s about providing such an environment where…
Student Ministry: Filling in Valleys or Moving Mountains?
I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with “events.” As a student participating in events like summer camp, Disciple Now, Passion Conferences, and the like, I always left feeling on top of the world. The feeling would last a week, maybe…
Dispatches from the First Year: God is Not Your Science Project
One of the highlights of my middle school career was winning an award for my display in our school science fair. My topic was geysers, which doesn’t sound like a terribly difficult topic to explain, except for the fact that…
God or Church?: Confessions of a Youth Minister’s Wife, Pt. IV
I get really tired of doing church. Don’t get me wrong. I love the church. But so often I am guilty of letting the work of the church consume my life. And when I make the work of the church…
The Gospel as Story
“This is a true story from God’s Word.” Those words not only forever changed my life, but they also created a ripple of change across my whole life. I never felt like I “fit in” in the general Christian population…
Changing My Perspective: Confessions of a Youth Minister’s Wife, Pt. III
I have a vision problem. My ‘I’ sight is impaired. Instead of asking how can I serve others I seem to constantly focus on how I can be served. This self-centered attitude comes across in many ways. In ministry, it…
Eternal vs. Temporal
Editor’s Note: One of our favorite event directors, Jared Brown, spent some time in the DFW Metro area this fall, telecommuting and working with a local youth group. He was kind enough to share some of what God taught him…
Dispatches from the First Year: Orchestrations of God
A few months back I and Lawrence (the Youth Pastor) sat down and scheduled that we wanted to have a parent prayer night in the month of February. We decided to have it the night of February 12th and midway…